Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 4.89 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tuvalu, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 4.89 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tuvalu peaked at 8.93 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.87 %, in 2018.
That places Tuvalu 104th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.93 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.32 % | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 8.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.39 % | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.3 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.27 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.23 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.16 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.92 % | -39.7% |
| 1999 | 4.88 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.1 % | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 % | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 4.88 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.92 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.95 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.93 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.89 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.87 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.13 % | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 5 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.89 % | -2.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 4.89 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.37 %, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 4.89 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 %, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -39.7% | 8.16 % | 4.92 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.67 % | 4.88 % | 8.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 % | 4.88 % | 6.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 % | 4.87 % | 4.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 % | 4.87 % | 5.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 101 Serbia and Montenegro 5.06 % compare
- 102 Philippines 4.98 % compare
- 103 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.96 % compare
- 105 Sudan 4.84 % compare
- 106 Latvia 4.82 % compare
- 107 Burkina Faso 4.7 % compare
More climate change data for Tuvalu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1,224 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0095 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tuvalu?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tuvalu was 4.89 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 % in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Tuvalu ranks 104th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.